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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14
HOW ALL MAY STUDY ASTRON.
OMY.

| There was never time when the heav-
ems were studied by so many amateur
| astronomers as at present In every CIV
ilized country many excellent telescopes
are owned and used, often to very good
purpose, by persons who are not practi-
cal astronomers, but who wish to see for
themselves the marvels of the sky, and
who occasionally stumble upon some
thing that is new even to professional
star gazers. Yet, notwithstanding this
activity in the cultivation of astronomical
studies, it is probably safe to assert that
hardly one person in a hundred knows
the chief stars by name, or can even rec
ognize the principal consultations, much
less distinguish the planets from the fixed
stars. And Of course they know nothing
OF the intellectual pleasure that accom-
panies knowledge of the stars. Modern
astronomy is so rapidly and wonderfully
linking the earth and the sun, together
with all the orbs of space, in the bonds
OF close physical relationship, that per-
son of education and general intelligence
can offer no valid excuse for not know
ing where to look for Sirius or Aldebaran,
or the Orion nebula, or the planet Jupit-
er. AS Australia and New Zealand and
all the islands of the sea are made part
of the civilized world through the expand
ing influence of commerce and cultiva-
ton, so the suns and planets around us
are, in certain sense, falling under the
dominion Of the restless and resistless
mind of man, We have come to possess
vested intellectual interests in Mars and
Saturn, and in the sun and all his multi
tude of fellows, which nobody can afford
to ignore.
Perhaps Que reason why the average
educated man or woman knows so little
of the starry heavens is because it is pop
ularly supposed that only the most pow
erful telescopes and costly instruments
Of the observatory are capable OF dealing
with them. No greater mistake could
be made. 1t does not require an optical
instrument of any kind, nor much labor,
as compared with that expended in the
requirement Of some polished accom-
plishment regarded as indispensable, to
give one an acquaintance with the stars
and planets which viii be not only pleas
urable but useful. Aud with the aid of |
an opera-glass most interesting, crafty |
ing, and, in some instances, scientifically |
valuable observations may be made in |
the heavens. 1 have more than once
heard persons who knew nothing about |
the stars, and probably cared less, utter
ordinations Of surprise and delight
when persuaded to look at certain parts
OF the sky with good glass, and there
after manifest an interest in astronomy
of which they would formerly have be-
lieved themselves incapable. Popular
Science Monthly for april.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14

vania because his name was William
Penn.
At White Plains General Washington
murdered several hundred men.
In bis military character Julius Caesar
probably never surpassed any other hero.
Julius Caesar was quite military man
on the whole.
Salem witcbcratt was a son of Ma5sa-
soft.
Indians go out naked in the summer
and they take hold of their scalp locks
and cut off the other side of their heads.
they wear it on their sides.
Sampson Augusta" was one Of Chau-
GERS principal works, as it contained his
life, giving q full account Of it. He also
wrote something about Paradise.
Chaucer was succeeded by FL. Wads.
Longfellow, an American Writer. His
writings are chiefly prose, and nearly one
hundred years elapsed. Mrs. Browning
wrote sounets to the Pottery Geese.
Sanecrit is not as much used as il
used to be, as it went out Of use 1,50C
| 3, q,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14
The 9tome Circle.
1T is WELL.

Yes.it is WE'LL The evening shadows lengthen;
Homes golden gates shine on our ravished
sight;
And though the tender ties we try to
strengthen
lis well! The way was eften dun and weary;
The spirit tainted oft beneath its load;
No sunshine came from skies all gray and
dreary,
And yet our feet were bound to tread that
road.
It's well that not again our hearts shall shiver
Beneath old SORROWS once so hard to bear,
That not again beside deaths darksome river
Shall we deplore the good, the loved, the fair
No more, with tears wrought from deep inner
anguish.
Shall we bewail the dear hopes crushed and
gone;
No more need we in doubt or fear to languish,
So far the day is past, the journey done.
AS voyagers, by fierce winds beat and broken,
Come into port beneath the calmer sky;
SO we, still bearing on our brows the token
Of tempest past draw to our haven nigh.
As sweeter air comes from the shores immor-
tai,
Inviting homeward at the days decline;
Almost we see where from the open portal
Fair forms stand Reckoning with their smiles
divine.
'Tis well! The earth, with all her myriad
voices,
Has lost the power our senses to enthrall,
We hear, above the tumult and the noises.
Soft tones of music, like an angels call.
IT'S well, o friendsl We should not turn-re
tracing
The long vain years, nor call our lost you'll
back;
Gladly. with spirits braced, the future facing
We leave behind the dusty, foot-worn track
Chambers Journal.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14
"ENoLIsH AS SHE IS TAUGHT"


The question is sometimes asked, says
the literary reviewer of the Neac York
| Tribune, whether this book, extracts
from which have appeared in the Cent
atry magazine can possibly be genumel
Read it and you will be in no doubt
about the answer. The specimens of
school children's blunders are altogether
too funny to be fictitious. A grown per-
son capable Of inventing such incompar-
able absurdities would be greater hu-
morist than this country has ever pro-
duced, but in the brain of child, both
cred with too many hard books, there is a
chaos of confusion from which "examin-
alton questions" can draw the most start
| ling combinations of the grotesque.
Sometimes we can just discern in these an
swers the glimmer of train of thought.
The definition of "ominous," as "power
to eat all things and OF "auriferous" as
"giving lights from yourself" can be &C.
counted for. Technology" as ga plagiar-
ism nearly obsolete" is more obscure
81 have gauzy hen at home" is puzzle.
unless gau2y is supposed TO be syn
onym for thin. "Herod was called q To-
trach because he was so fond OF tea" is
doubtless desperate guess; and there is
suggestion Of sad bewilderment in the
statement that Zoology is interesting to
those who like the study of words" Poor
child In grammar the confusion Is tire
mendous. Grammar is how to talk
good" may be Objectionable; but many a
scholar can truthfully say that grammar
gives us the languish. "a pronoun is a
word when we can't get noun" "Brack.
cts are things set OF so they won't
have anything TO do with the sent
ence." Person in grammar tells us
whether he IS man or a women. 1t is
always an animal or something that isn't
alive" 'Prose tells things that are true
right along just as they are and poetry
makes it up as you go along" II this
were only sol The answers in geography
are almost uniformly absurd. History
is equally muddle; and what few facts
in literature have been crammed into the
unfortunate little heads take there the
most unlocked for shapes. We quote a
few things at random:
The great lakes of America Is cham
payne.
The principal mts. of America are lamb
beef veal.
The Yosemity Valley is the highest
mountain in the world.
The appacation Of the Greenland whis-
ky lemon bannanars.
No northwest passage has ever been
discovered around the Cape OF Good
Hope.
she issued a papal bull" - the news
written on the board outside the Office.
William Penn was born in 1907. He
was the first white man who founded
Pennsylvania. He founded Pennsyl-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14
A STREET OF TOMBS.

An interesting discovery has very re-
Gently been made in the direct line be-
tween Pompeii and Nocera. The dig
ging of well in vineyard revealed the
existence of a street of torobs, about one
thousand feet east OF the amphitheatre
of Pompeii. If the whole street is as
closely lined with tombs as is the portion
laid bare, it will be one Of the most in
portant discoveries lately made in that
part of the world, but unfortunately
money is wanting, so that the excavation
is going on very slowly. Most of the
tombs are covered with rude inscriptions
painted in red, many OF them being in
the nature of advertisements, the tombs
thus serving the purpose Of newspaper
along the much frequented road. The
exact date has not'yet been accurately
ascertsined, but they probably belong to
the periods OF julius Caesar and Tibe-
RUS. A contrast may be drawn between
the condition at Pompeii aud that of Per.
CANON, which although double the eize
of Pompeii has, thanks to the Prueeiar
government, been laid clear within sight
years. In the latter, beautiful, finely
painted statues, votive offerings to Athe
ma, and belonging to the sixth century
B. O., have been found buried in eartt
and literally forming the foundation Of
the houses above. Their style of art il
one hitherto not supposed possible at Sc
remote period, and they cause the ruins
Of Pompeii to appear quite modern. The
discovery of an aqueduct which probab
ably dates back to the time OF King Sol
onion, is reported from Jerusalem, ant
it is confidently anticipated that the fur
Their excavation of it will bring to ligh
some extremely interesting and valuable
inscriptions. -SaCiss Cross.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14

S24 per ounce, and during the last few |
years has sold as high as $40 per ounce |
IN consequence Of its scarcity. Finding |
piece of it is like finding s. note. You |
are as likely or unlikely to find it in one
place as in another. There are several
theories as to its origin, Ele generally &C.
cepted one being that it is an accumula-
ton Of secreted and iudigestible matter
in the stomach of sick whale. 1t is
found all over the globe at rare intervals
| by sea-faring men, either floating OH the
water, cast up on some shore or lodged
inside the whale. The greatest source OF
supply is the Arctic ocean, end also the
southern ATTITUDES, the usual cruising
ground of whaling vessels. The COM
manders are always on the lookout for it.
as among the superstitions OF the sea
it is considered an omen of good luck for
the ship ever afterward when her master
brings home piece of ambergris. He is
always allowed portion of the profits.
You could put piece worth $4,000 in
your oyercoat pocket, and from this you
can understand how the toilers of the
ocean never cease their vigilance in hunt
ing for it.
The fact that it is the most efficient
known substance in producing the last
ing quality in perfumery gives it its enor-
nous commercial value. Civet and musk
are used for the same purpose, but are
not as powerful. When a perfume is
made, white rose, cassia or heliotrope for
example, the odor Of the flowers would
quickly pass away, as the spirits forming
the body Of the liquid evaporate. AM
bergris, however prevents this, and is the
indispensable boon that holds back the
scent for days and weeks upon the hand
kerchief. When treated with alcohol it
divides itself up into an almost infinite
number OF fine particles which are mixed
in the perfumery, and remain on the
fabric after the Spirits have evaporated
acting as minute reservoirs, and holding
Che pure essence Of the flower after the
cloth is perfectly dry. One ounce dis
J solved in gallon of alcohol will make a
strong tincture, and you would be re-
quired to use ouly single ounce of this
tincture in gallon Of perfumery, which
conveys an idea of how far few ounces
of ambergris will go. Its production is
! limited to few pounds per year, whereas
: it is the most important factor in the
: manufacture OF millions OF gallons OF
perfumery. When large piece is found
the news of the discovery is telegraph.
ed to dealers and the markets of the
world are affected. In one instance @
| New York firm some years ago, bought
up portion of the existing supply, and
realized largely on the corner, thus
produced. Boston is the most inhu-
entail center, as New Bedford, near at
: hand, sends out more whaling ships than
any other city Of the country. The own
ers of the ships sell the ambergris to the
wholesale dealers, and although all large
drug stores keep a little on hand, it is
bought directly from the wholesale men
by the perfumery manufacturers.- Neu
York Mail and ETpress.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14
THE ALEXANDRA OF SPAIN

The Alhambra is now at best but a
melancholy wreck and rather disappoint-
ing after ell that one has read about it and
faneied. Externally it is plain and not at
all SO imposing SIS some Of the old Rhine
castles. Within its walls the imagination
may draw it's own pictures of ancient
Moorish splendor but that splendoE ex-
lists no longer here except in imperfect
and mouldy remnants. The wreck, the
decay, the evidences Of post Moorish van
dalism, everywhere obtrusive, are vexa-
tious and painful.
Yet, frail as it is, much Of the light, fan
tastio architecture Of the AlhRmbra still
rises graceful and slluring out Of ali the
ruin and the wreck. Though Charles V
tore away agreat deal Of it to make room
for nondeseript palace which he never
flushed, enough remains to enable us to
conceive how exquisitely beautiful it
must have been in its perfection Much
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14
LTo BE CONTINUED. ]
A COSTLY wAIF OF THE SEA

Nearly every one is constantly using
ambergris. 1t is every day in che hands
of ladies and gentlemen throughout the
world, but comparatively few people
know anything about it. It's origin is
disputed. Even scientists do not agree
upon its true source; and although it
enters all houses where civilization
reaches and an immensely profitable trade
in the commodity is carried on, nine out
of ten people whom you meet would not
know what you meant if you mention its
name. 1t is a slate-like substance, vary
ing in color from dark to light gray, the
darker shades, which are also denser in
fiber being the most valuable. A piece
weighing from twenty-five to thirty
five pounds is seen but once in life
time. The most Of it handled by the
dealers is made up of pieces only few
ounces in weight. 1t is worth to-day
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14

Wood oil is made ON large scale in
Sweden from the refuse of timber cut
tings and forest clearings, aud from
stumps and roots, and although it cannot
well be burned in common lamps on ac-
count of the heavy proportion of car
bon it contains, it furnishes satisfactory
light in lamps especially made for it,
and in its natural state it is said to be
the cheapest of Illuminating oil. Thirty
factories produce about forty Thousand
litres of the oil daily. Turpentine, GRE
osote, acetic acid, charcoal, coal tar oil,
and other useful substances are also
obtained from the same materials.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14

OF the lace-like stucco tracery still sur
wives all raveges, as do also many OF the
porcelain nosaics, whose gorgeous color is
yet sufficiently preserved to show how
respondent they originally were. The
shapely arches and slender columns that
have been spared still retain their iucom-
parable grace, and all over the interior are
seen Gothic and Arabic inscriptions, go
dexterously wrought as to be readily
mistaken FOR scroll work, the purpose for
which, indeed, they serve.
To undertake any detailed description
Of the Alhambra would be superhuous
after what Irving has written. It is no
doubt much the same to-day that it YVES
when he rambled and unused amid its
ruins. The famous Court OF Lions re-
mains as he saw and described it, and
the alleged bloodmarks of the murdered
Abencsrrages are still pointed out, as
mementoea, on the marble pavement.
Many of the great saloons are exquis-
itely beautiful even in their decay, and
the pictures eeen from their arohed win
dows, of the old city, with its environ
nae2ts Of valley and mountain, have an
ideal loneliness all their own. Particular
~ fine are the views from the supert
chamber known as the Saloon Of the Am.
bassadors. which though stripped of its
vases and many other ornaments, rebukes
in its mournful magniicence the wanda
lism of its despoilers. This chamber con
tains nine alcoves, in one of which the
throne Was placed. Brooklyn Magazine
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14

Life passes through US; we do not possess it.
Virtue consists 10 self conquest.
Sacrifice is the passion of great souls.
hear the drops of my life falling distinct
ly one by one into the devouring abyss of
eternity.
War to all that debasesl
Our duty is to be useful, not according to
our desires but according to our powers.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-14

The inner life is the only means whereby
we may oppose profitable resistance to Cir
oumstance. If the sailor did not carry with
him his own temperature, he could not go
from the pole to the equator, and remain
himself in spite of all.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-01
Trustees Sale.

NOTICE is hereby sivsn, that under hpd
~ By virtue Of q N OftEafe oIseuhd 70 NE
and L',tis R,,k Railroad Jempaoy a.is.r.
E,bitsd o. y, q dsJ Fl MAJ ~ isI, sSs
oaee al 20 aski coun'y, Aikablu, on the q
day ~ May, 1871. and rseofdid In. Record
Bosk Ap6, page rs, No will pfoeoed,on
rhu, sday, the Flrs, DHy Of ntptets
Der, 1857,
=, m, hour Of noon, 10 ssll II public auo-
lion, 10 tie highest bidder, fof. Ssh, AZ the
font door Of the State lloute, W the oity OF
Iittie Rock, Arkansas, the tgll0sirg Do.
,s,,bsd no e-ty isd 10 us by lail mort:
salst An and iinHular tho hailfoad aad
hishu 81 Way from the vest bank o. ,ths
Mlssluippi river, IN or near Hopehold, 70
tbs county of CEtisndfn aud htate ol ~
sap estiens ffslid railroad With the Cairo
and Pgiton RAILROAD, aud the Little hook
aTd Port smith Railroad ard any railroad
an usni rishts si wy 10 The city Of Mem,
phii, State u Isni ss,se, 9e,9nthin !" TAU ,s,l
Us. Etatlons, buildnsa, Wa'ef 1ahks.
nashlno shops, cafhouses, knGinehouset'
| Warenousef, Wofkshopa, tupsftlfuciufel
or u, Wharfhoats, lno ines, on, Fuel, SUP,
plies and equipments Witch the o. "a failfoad
s sTI may o~n In The states Of Ar an,la,
on Tennessee or NJ sesherf, Pc tainlnE 70 ths
main llno VI said cad from Memphis 70 y 7
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/ Neal FItale, pfOI efty n every hind, real
| pSrsobsl or mlfed, Book. 81 Account, htc,
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-01
Truck FAR1iNg.
An Industry which a. Growing
Rapidly sources Of the oil.


One OF the most remuncratiye
sources OF industry 90 the suburban
-dweller who is restricted 10 fortune
20 n small acreage OF land, OF who has
only the means for renting II, is truck
farming.
Their is constant and increasing
demands in every prosperous aud
growing city for fresh, homemade
produce. The growth Of city can
well be judged by the number OF we'll
cultivated vegetable farms in its vi.
entity, and TO see our daily markets
flled with home products bespeaks
spirit Of eommendable enterprise.
Oflate years IL has become iixed,
and. in fact, a scientific industry. No
CITY ia the country j. better supplied
in this respect than Memphis. For
miles around It's corporate limits,
ranging in size from one 10 twenty
Eve aud thirty acres, are hun.
dreds Of these farms, hot
beds Of productiyenoss which
yield not ouly an abundance
10 support their tenants, but daily
bring them handsome profits in re-
turn for their careful labors. A FIRST
class truck iarm requires = vast
amount of labor; In fact, there u not
a day 10 the year when there u not
something neojlul 10 be looked after
or done on IL. The soil must be fed
with the best Of fertilizers. These
are generally put on in the winter
months. FertiliIipg is quite an OBJ
ieot Of cost; besides this, there must
Be long box frames set with plate
rlass 10 protect the tender. plants
from the irosts and chill, and at The
same time let in the sun Of the oarlJ
spring months, and various imple'
ments With which 10 stir tho soil DO
tween them. Ona large farm these
things cost considerable. Every veg
etable known TO The tropics 10 culu
waited, and successfully, too, IN thes'
gardens. The climate here insurer
an early yield. aud not only il oul
home market plentiiully supplied
with delicious ediblcs, but a larg'
revenue comes from Eastern anC
Western cities 10 our industriou
farmers, in return for their ship
ments. The earliest crop IL the rad
ish. a beet aud green pea; theI
follows the tomato and potat'
IN like abundance. The tomato
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-02-10
Said in Fun.

Irishman: "Is this the place where
yea saves money for paple?" Cashier:
ut is" Irishman:, "Well, let me have
what yez can afford, wild thanks."-
Texas Siftings.
Prospective ledger: "And is there
a fire in the room?" Landlady: mo
but there is the most beautiful pict-
ureofan Ital an sunset you ever saw"
San Francisco Call.
pa" said Johnny, looking up
from his book, "wha5 does it mean
to pile Ossa on Pelion?" "There,
don't bother me now" replied pa;
task your ma; she understands all
about millinery.'-Boston Trans
cript.
els he accomplished" was asked
concerning a nobleman now honorine
society. Il should think he was"
vas the answer. "He got $50 out OF
old Skinfint, who never lends a. cent.
New York Mail and Express.
Mrs. A.: 81 see you have q new ser,
want girl?" Mrs. B.: Eyes, I make it
a point to get a new one every month"
"But that must be very inconvenient.'
YES, but there Is nothing gON4 on
in this town that I don't know all
about it."-Texas Siftings.
Head of Department to Applicant
for Office: "What is your business,
sir?" Applicant: II am a political
ta~xidermist!" Head of Department:
"A political taxidermlst?" Applicant:
eyes, sir fused to stuff ballot-boxes."
Burlington Free Press.
Woman Ito tramp)-*You might
saw a. little wood for that nice dinner"
Tramp Observation-Disclosures, you
ought not to throw temptation in the
way of a poor man." Woman
Temptation" Tramp-"Yes, mad
am. If I were to saw some wood the
chances are I would carry off the saw.
Pm an honest man now, and l want
to stay so."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-02-10
Andover's Champion Economist

Andover's Champion Economist.
''.That hoard of old Paine's," said an
ancient Andoverian, reminds me of a
story of one of our champion econo-
mists, who lived near the theological
seminary. He was a mighty professor
in his day, and set SO close an example
tof thrift that if the old adage about a
penny saved being a pound earned had
been true, he could have made Andover
Seminary the richest foundation in the
Union.
One day he stopped in at n Of our
town stores to buy a hat. The shop
man showed him two-one for So and
one for $5. While the old gentleman
stood hesitating, the salesman said
iblandly: IF you will permit me, Pro-
lessor, I should be pleased to make you
a,present of this hat" holding out; the
most expensive one
The professor took it, tried it on
again, shaped it tenderly to his white
head, and replied sweetly: ''0h, thank
you, I am very much obliged to yoa,
bnt what did you say the price wasp
Five dollars answered the shop
man, bowling; but nothing TO you
sir"
''Well, 1'really thank you very much,
but if it is all the same to you 1 think I
will take the So hat and you a give
me the difference in change-$2I think
you,said. "-BoSton Record,